Encinitas Environment

The City of Encinitas is pleased to provide this one-stop portal for tips on healthy living and environmental stewardship.
The EncinitasEnvironment.org website allows you to explore the topics of air quality, clean water, climate change, energy efficiency, green building, transportation, trash & recycling, water conservation, and land use. To learn more, click on the subject matter that interests you.

Over the years, the City of Encinitas has accomplished many things regarding developing awareness or advocating for environmental protection. This commitment was formalized in 2008 with the creation of an Environmental Commission. The Environmental Commission advises City Council on policy, programs, and regulations related to the City’s environment. Additionally, the Environmental Commission works to raise public awareness on environmental issues affecting the city.

To show you what you can do to help the environment and what resources are available, the City of Encinitas developed an Environmental Services Guide. This guide provides very useful information on various environmentally related topics such as curbside trash & recycling, recycling centers, hazardous and electronic waste disposal, recyclable items, waste pickup services, stormwater pollution prevention, and home composting.

The City of Encinitas passed and adopted the "Single-Use Disposable Bag Reduction" Ordinance 2014-08 on September 10th, 2014 in an effort to reduce pollution in our City and in the ocean. For more information regarding effective dates and compliance standard, please refer to this link: Single-Use Plastic Bag Reduction